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[Sinistar]

Oh, I'm sure money spent on that carrier could be well spent in other ways that would directly influence the well-being of the small people.

But I'm just saying, that double-tower design coupled with straight runway that curves upwards - why, this is on par with Russian carriers design. And that's saying something.

As for it being a penis extension - you know, the whole concept of an aircraft carrier is of one big phallic floating object that from it's insides shoots tiny high-speed projectiles designed to penetrate enemy airspace.
And let's not get started on battleships with their heavy, pounding, multi-barreled devices meant to deliver explosive content over long distance.

Whole damn concept of a navy is one big penis, dammit.

[Dutchling]

Sinistar is right.

Screw Scotpoors, cool ships are the way to go.

[Loud Whispers]

On aircraft carriers - I will say, UK's new addition to it's fleet look pretty damn sexy.
Good luck waiting on the first delivery of over-priced, overdeveloped mess that is F-35 though.

It's ok because the Americans wasted all their money on r&d, we only have to buy it. As far as airplanes go, I'd prefer something else to the F-35 but the typhoon isn't a good alternative for a carrier ship.

Oh, I'm sure money spent on that carrier could be well spent in other ways that would directly influence the well-being of the small people.

Could have, it also would have meant that the Navy would have had no carrier and so lost any ability to project its force anywhere where industrialized nations were.

As for it being a penis extension - you know, the whole concept of an aircraft carrier is of one big phallic floating object that from it's insides shoots tiny high-speed projectiles designed to penetrate enemy airspace.

That would be a pretty extraordinary penis; and I'm all for penis metaphors and similes.

And let's not get started on battleships with their heavy, pounding, multi-barreled devices meant to deliver explosive content over long distance.

Battleships will never fight each other again

[Sheb]

Oh, I'm sure money spent on that carrier could be well spent in other ways that would directly influence the well-being of the small people.

Could have, it also would have meant that the Navy would have had no carrier and so lost any ability to project its force anywhere where industrialized nations were.

Which is bad because...? Like, can you seriously name a single scenario where that capability would be needed?

[Loud Whispers]

Which is bad because...? Like, can you seriously name a single scenario where that capability would be needed?

An industrialized nation declaring war on Britain?

[Sergarr]

Which is bad because...? Like, can you seriously name a single scenario where that capability would be needed?

An industrialized nation declaring war on Britain?

Or Argentina deciding it wants Falklends back.

[Loud Whispers]

Or Argentina deciding it wants Falklends back.

They never had them to begin with.

[Dutchling]

Which is bad because...? Like, can you seriously name a single scenario where that capability would be needed?

An industrialized nation declaring war on Britain?

Or Argentina deciding it wants Falklends back.

Don't forget about Putin deciding to liberate the Russians living on the Falklands.

[Loud Whispers]

Money could have been spent better, but that thing is sexy. For an aircraft carrier, at least.

Things the British military need:

• 1] Codebreakers
• 2] Submarines
• 3] Nukes
• 4] Carriers

Science vessels also god damn sexy

[Sergarr]

Or Argentina deciding it wants Falklends back.

They never had them to begin with.

Correction: wants to capture them again.

[Owlbread]

Things the British military need:

• 1] Codebreakers
• 2] Submarines
• 3] Nukes
• 4] Carriers

Things the British military need:

• 1] Better psychiatric care with regard to trauma and also adjusting to civilian life
• 2] Better pay
• 3] Better vocational training for post-service careers
• 4] To be integrated into society as in other countries like Switzerland, not kept as some kind of other society-within-a-society
• 5] To be completely disbanded and replaced with a restructured, downsized Defence Force with operations restricted to British territories and select regiments being deployed for peacekeeping purposes.

[Sergarr]

Things the British military need:

• 1] Codebreakers
• 2] Submarines
• 3] Nukes
• 4] Carriers

Things the British military need:

• 1] Better psychiatric care with regard to trauma and also adjusting to civilian life
• 2] Better pay
• 3] Better vocational training for post-service careers
• 4] To be integrated into society as in other countries like Switzerland, not kept as some kind of other society-within-a-society
• 5] To be completely disbanded and replaced with a restructured, downsized Defence Force with operations restricted to British territories and select regiments being deployed for peacekeeping purposes.

6] Lifetime tea supply for every single soldier and officer.

[Owlbread]

6] Lifetime tea supply for every single soldier and officer.

This. Also free pints of lager in pubs and permission to keep their uniform after they leave so they can keep impressing the ladies like the Americans can. Or whatever it is they do. Go to political rallies and be controversial/inspirational I suppose.

[Loud Whispers]

Things the British military need:

• 1] Better psychiatric care with regard to trauma and also adjusting to civilian life
• 2] Better pay
• 3] Better vocational training for post-service careers
• 4] To be integrated into society as in other countries like Switzerland, not kept as some kind of other society-within-a-society
• 5] To be completely disbanded and replaced with a restructured, downsized Defence Force with operations restricted to British territories and select regiments being deployed for peacekeeping purposes.

• 1] You mean better than the current system that was rated: excellent for clinical care and excellent for financial management by the Care Quality Commission and described by the House of Commons Defence Committee as world class care?
• 2] The armed forces have gotten the highest public sector pay award in Britain.
• 3] The armed forces quite literally fund scholarship and bursaries for education both before and after joining the military.
• 4] Unless you're supposing pourtsmouth has been absorbed by London I don't know what you mean.
• 5] WOT

[LordSlowpoke]

owlbread wants to demilitarize england so that scotland can take it over and engage in the same kind of bullshit scotland endured, but with the english on the receiving end

it's like tumblr feminism